British Viking
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | British Viking (74VB) |
| Cruise period | 1987-10-07 — 1987-10-22 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To carry out herring larvae sampling off the northwest coast of Scotland.
2. To collect samples for radio-caesium monitoring. |
| Chief scientist | David W McKay (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.08 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: continuous measurements throughout the cruise. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Radioactivity | Quantity: number of samples = 1 Description: water sample for radio-caesium monitoring. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of hauls = 156 Description: made using Dutch Gulf III sampler to determine herring larvae distribution. |
